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CHAPTER IV—(Continued)
“Why, yes, as many as you like,”
<‘I haven’t any right to do so, I
lenow, but I feel that I must. Who is
that heavy-faced chap who scowled
at us so many times today, and who
once positively tried to drive me
away from you—-the chap bn the big
Toan?”
“His name is Lionel Maurice,” she
answered, and her voice fell very
low,
“He’s a guest of your father, isn’t
lie?”
“Yes, and the son of one of his
partners. He’s a very clever man,
but—” ' ,
“But what?”
. “But I hate him.” •
“I’m glad you' do,” said Harry
with a frank laugh. ‘‘“So do I. If
you’ll excuse me for. ’saying it, lie’s
a bounder. ‘ What..does be come here
for?’* * ‘
■ “Because. father aslis him, I sup
pose. But 1 rather think lie come
this time without having been asked.
HiS mother and mine are cousins.”
“Are his people’7 Jews, do you
know?” *
‘‘‘I don’t t’hftik so, I ’’haven't heard,
she said in a low voice?
f‘I think that • somewhere in the
very near past they must have con
sorted with the 'children of Israel.
He‘. has their cast of features, and
then the same name, Miss Carring
ton,' is very betraying.”^
“He would not own tp .beingi a
Jew. He'iS’protid of being am Eng
lishman, an,d he is very.’rich. His
people have .a nldst loVely jilace on
the Surrey 'hills, near'/Dorking.”
“I wish that lie would- stop there,
then, I can tell you why he .comes;
it is to see you.” • -
.Her lip .curled a little, but she did
not seek to deny it.
“And he wants to cut my, throat
because, I come to ■ see you, too,”
said * Harry, obeying the impulse of
his hot heart. ■
She put,her fingpr to. her lips.
.Hush, hush! I shall send you
away if-you say .any more! Remem
ber we haven’t known; one another
very long, and you would not dare
to speak like that to—to'Miss Gri
selda Hume, for instance.”
““I shdulcl not. Griselda would
box.m-y ears’,. I .do assure you. She has .o-fjen donh Jt-’..’...
“Has'she? Y.et how stately she
looks!” ' !/, .
“Oh, that; is” all’-put on. She’s a
thoroughly good spoH, Griselda, and1
you’ll like he'r immensely when you
get to know lief, as you are bound
to. I coiild se'e . that 0 your brother
means that, he . shall, anyhow. He
rode a d'eal by her\side“ today, did
you notice?” \
?0h yes. Well, here we are! You’ll
come in, won’t you, and have some
tqa?” \
The grooms were waiting to take,
the horses,,, but no groom was per
mitted to assist Miss Carrington to
alight on thfs- occasion. She. ga
her hand to Harry Kerr as williaji
as his was offered to her; and they
ascended the broad, low steps of the
terrace together.
. When they entered the big hall,
where a roaring fire of logs was
crackling merrily in the wide stone
there was
chatting, to
fireplace,
company
the teacups.
The Reverend Mr,
quite a little
the music of
Fleming, the
minister of Kirk-Yetton, and his
wife had dropped in to tea. The
worthy couple were never tired of
congratulating themselves on hav
ing got such generous, ’ kind, and
pleasant neighbors settled in the
Priory, They were never at a lossPriory,
now for moppy for much-needed ex
penditures in necessitous cases, Car
rington having given the minister
carte blanche to draw .upon liis
purse.
They- exchanged glances, when,
they saw the young daughter of the
lfouse come ifi with Harry Kerr. All
the gossip of the countryside found
its way in natural course, through
various channels, to Kirk-Yetton
Manse, and the minister and his
wife were perfectly well aware that
neither the
folks had as
Priory.
“Ah, here
n'aughty girl!” cried Mrs. Carring
ton from the depths of her easy
chair. “Who is this you have been
sporting about with?”
“Hush, mother!whispered' the
girl with a little warning, smile as
she stooped to kiss her. “This is
Mr. Riddell-Kerr of Essendon.”
Harry stepped forward, a -little
startled, it must be said, by the ap
pearance of Blanche Carrington’s
mother, whom it seemed impossible
to accept either as wife to Bentley
Carrington or as mother to his well-
bred children.
Carrington liimiself had consider
able distinction, which he had pass
ed on—a trifle ecceptuated—-to his
son, while Blanche may be charac
terized in the words in which Harry
had already described her to him
self as “the sweetest thing God had
ever made,” But there wag no sort
of sign or hint that they Were in
any way ashamed either of 'Mrs.
Carrington’s betraying speech or of
her bizarre looks.
She was very stout, and her ela
borate teagown of crimson plush
’much betrimmed with light-colored
lace at once attracted attention,
while adding no graceful lines to
her opulent figure. . '
Her . coal-black hair, which -wav
ed naturally, looked as if it had
been smothered with much oil, and
the fat white hand, which she ex
tended in kindly welcome , to the
newcomer, was covered with some
what showy-looking rings.
• Mrs. Carrington’s idea of wealth
was to give expression to it in the
thfrMgf^hat cost money—7an attitude
girmind easily understood when it
is stated that she had been a work
ing girl, the daughter of the land
Castle nor Essendon
yet paid a call at the
comes Blanche at last,
THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
lady in the Fulham Road, whose
house had been a ■ sqrt of home to
Bentley Carrington at the very out
set of his career, when he had been
a stockbroker’s clerk. She hud
never acquired neither taste or dis
crimination, but remained practical
ly as she had 'been in. the old Ful
ham days. It showed the fine sa-
ture of Bentley Carrington that he
had continued not only faithful, but
loyally affectionate to .the woman
who, with all her faults of taste and
style, had been a good wife to him
and an excellent mother to his chil
dren. They adored her, and any
who failed in proper respect ’ to
wards her were never again invited
to the house. *
Her somewhat vulgar appearance,
however, gave Harry Kerr, who was
unaware of all this, an undoubted
shock,
“Come and sit down beside me,
Mr. Kerr,” she said affably. “I
must tell you I’ll never remember
your name, and most likely to be
calling you Mr. Wilson, next minute.
I was never good at names. Now
Bentley never forgets either a name
oi* a face. Well, they
had a fine day at the
you enjoyed it?”
the Federal House camo in for con
siderable discussion, but it was de- j
cided to defer taking any action in
this regard at present.
In his address Mr. Lethbridge rei
terated his stand outlined before a
recent meeting of West Middlesex
Progressives that the policy of his
party in Ontario is committed to the
total abolition of the manufacture,
sale and importation of intoxicating
liquors in the province.
Touching on other subjects, Mr.
Lethbridge censured the Present On
tario Government, citing figures to
prove that rapidly mounting reven
ues were only surpassed by expendi
tures, which increased with even
greater speed. He gave Premier
Ferguson credit for sincerity in his
desire to make over the educational
system of the province, but thought
that certain proposed changes were
proposed at too late a date to prove
it
seem to have
hounds. Have (Stamford Advocate)
V.CHAPTER
Beginnings
Harry replied that he had enjoyed
very much.
“It’s more than can be... said for
some of them. Just
Maurice. Don’t he
can’t ride very well,
there was, something
his riding-breeches
she added confidentially,
never heard, such a set-out as there
was before wp got them all turned
out of the house. This was Lionel’s
first real hunt, I do believe^ though
they do live in the country down
Dorking way. He’s my counsin Ra
chel’s son. I’m sure I don’t know
why he’s come here again. He hadn’t
been
than
“I
your
away, Mrs. -Carrington,”
anxious that her stream
should continue, because it
him an idea of how affairs .stood in
the house.
“Oh, is isn’t that. Of course,
Bentley, thinks its Blanchie, but
then men are always like that, aren’t
they, when they have an only girl?
I,do like the parson and his. wife,
don’t you? She’s been awfully kind
to me, really, telling me who’s who..
Lot’s have called, and I should have
got them all hopelessly mixed up if
it weren’t for. Mrs. Fleming. Your
folks haven’t been here, have they?”
“Not yet, but they’re coming,” re
plied Harry, and he meant what he
said. He. had registered a vp.w that
if he could-get his mother out next
day on any pretext whatever she
should pay her call at tlie Priory.
(To be continued)
look at Lionel
look glum? He
you know, and
the matter with
this morning.”
“You
gone back to London . more
three weeks.”
idare say you are
guests* that they
Mrs.
On
to ok
the
per
THURSDAY, JULY 4th, 1020
OUNDEDin 1817, the Bank
of Montreal is now in its
112th year of financial service for
the people and commerce of
Canada.
In every place of importance
throughout the Dominion,
the Bank is represented by a
fully-equipped Branch. It also
has its own offices in Great
Britain, France, the United
States and Mexico.
A pretty wedding took place Sat
urday evening at 8, when Miss Helen
Swayze, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.,
Hqnry S. Swayze, was married to
Rev. Lome Brown, of, the Stamford
Presbyterian church, son of
Charlotte Brojvn, of Crediton,
traio. The cereomny, which
place in the ’church of which
bridesgroom is a minister, was
formed by Dr. G. Stewart and assist
ing him was the Rev. Willard P.
Soper, former pastor of the local
Presbyterian 'church and now of Pel
ham Manor, N.Y.
Miss Swayz'e had for her* matron
of honor her sister, Mrs. F. Beardsly
Foster, Jr., of Brooklyn. The brides
maids included Mrs. William Hunts
man of Roseland, N. Y., and Miss
Louise Braitling of this city.
The Rev. Brown had as his best
man, Murray Caley, of New Rochelle,
the ushers were F. Beardsly Foster,
Jr., brother-in-law of the bride; Hy.
Paulson of Stamford; Marion Cree-
ger of Middletown and Carl Sweit
zer, of Pittsburgh, Pa, Clayton E.
Hotchkiss, choirmaster, yvas at the
organ.
The decorations and color schemes
both in the church and the parish
house, where a reception was held
following the wedding, was of roses
and delphinium.
The Rev. and Mrs. Brown have
now left for a honeymoon which
will shortly include a trip abroad.
Upon their return they will miake
their home in Stamford.
The bride was a graduate of the
Stamford Hijjh School and the Whee
lock's Kindergarten Training School
in Boston. The Rev. Brown is a
graduate of the University of Toron
to, Victoria College land the Union
Seminary in New York.
Guests at the wedding included
Mrs. Charlotte Brown, the groom's
mother, and Miss Ruth Sweitzer, of
(Kitchener, the groom’s neice. The
groom’s many friends in this com
munity will join with the Times-Ad-
vocate in extending best wishes.
re-
the
of
the
)
I
1
so kind to
can’t stop
said Harry,
of talk
gave
W. G. Medd
Choice of South Huron
Its facilities in all phases of do
mestic and foreign banking, are
unexcelled
Establishec?_1817
Total Assets in excess of $900,000,000
T. S. WOODS, .Manager Exeter Branch
I
W. Black, of .Seaforth, was re-elect
ed president of the South Huron
Progressive political association at
the annual meeting in the town hall,
Hensall on Thursday afternoon. The
other officers chosen were: Vicev
Pres., Mrs. C. I-Iaugh; Brucefield; se-
cretary-treas., G. W. Layton, Exe
ter and assist.-sec’y-treas., J. Forrest
of Seaforth.
J. G. Lethbridge, Progressive lead
er, and W. Q. Medd, M.L.A., for S.
Huron, .gave addresses before
large gathering, representative
practically every municipality in
riding.
Mr. Medd was 'chosen again to
present South Huron in the provin
cial field, after Elmer Klopp and G.
W. Layton, who were nominated
along with Mr. Medd, withdrew. In
accepting the candidacy, Mr. Medd
declared that he would carry on the
policies of the Progressive party. He
has represented South Huron since
1926. ;
Discuss Liquor Policy
The selection of a candidate for
It is the imperative duty of every motorist
to keep his brakes in first-class mechanical
condition.
wear tires OUT?,
It. does not pay to run tires till
they" go to pieces—because—
—•It’s dangerous, A blowout may easily lead to a crash',,
false economy, You; can’t ,'affdtd the time, the
’./trouble and the inconvenience. tliat blowouts bring.
It’s hot worth die worry. You can’t ride in comfort
" if youdenow a blowout is due any'’minute.' A*
It'wilTpay- you to let us pull off those old tires and
but on'a-set of brand new Dominion/Royal Cords or
Royal Masters. They will free you, from' worry,' Royal
Cords 'will cost you less in the long run than any other
tire in their class—Royal'Masters are'iri a class By them
selves. ’
John Taylor
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Bad Headaches
All Run Down
Could Not Sleep
Mrs. J. G. Ellaschuk, Calder, Sask.,'
writes:—“I was all run down in health.
I could not eat, had awful bad headaches,
and could not sleep at night, t
“I tried many different medicines, but
did not get any relief.
f‘I was advised to take
UWB3
Rlood
Bitters
and after having token, four bottle* my
headaches do not bother me at all, I
certainly havii great faith
Manufactured only by The T. Milburn
Co.* Ltd., Toronto, Oht.
At thirty-five miles an hour, four-wheel
brakes should be able to stop a car in 72 feet.
But at,a 50 mile speed, 150 feet are required.
*
Some day youi* life or the lives of others will
depend upon your braking equipment.
Keep the highways safe for yourself
others by always having good brakes
THE KEY5T0NE0F
COMMON
Highway Safety Committee
Hon. Geo. S. Henry* C/iairman